#3C40CA#3C40CA

#3C40CA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.208 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C40CA
RGB	rgb(60, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(238, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 70%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.77, 43.11, -71.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.77, 83.71, 300.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.42% 0.0129 -0.2074)
OKLCH	oklch(46.42% 0.208 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3540, 8.8903, 56.8252)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue Blue

#2242C7

ΔE00 2.63

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C40CA #CAC63C

analogous

#3C87CA #3C40CA #7F3CCA

triadic

#3C40CA #CA3C40 #40CA3C

tetradic

#3C40CA #CA3C87 #CAC63C #3CCA7F

square

#3C40CA #CA3C87 #CAC63C #3CCA7F

split-complementary

#3C40CA #CA7F3C #87CA3C

monochromatic

#1E206E #2B2E9E #3C40CA #6C6FD7 #9C9EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#3C40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#3C40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C40CA

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C40CA	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.208 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8575db',
    500: '#3c40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c40ca;
$custom-light: #8575db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.31,
    "s": 57.258,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46419,
    "c": 0.20783,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C40CA

secondary

#D0CE92

accent

#DC47E1

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C40CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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